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September 9, 2025

Speedinvest closes €30m for first of ‘multiple’ continuation funds

In a sluggish exit market, continuation funds are becoming a critical way for VCs to return capital to LPs


Oliver Holle, managing partner and CEO of Speedinvest

European VC firm Speedinvest has raised €30m for its first continuation vehicle, with another €30m vehicle to be closed in the coming weeks. 

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Miriam Partington

Miriam Partington was a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covered the DACH region and the future of work, and wrote Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup.

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